functional artificial ornamental plants and methods for their manufacture

摘要

The invention provides a functional man-made ornamental plant which, despite not including an air cleaner device, achieves an excellent deodorizing effect, is capable of decomposing organic foulants, with the deodorizing and antifouling effects being long-lasting, and is soothing both visually and mentally because of its naturalness and a process for manufacture thereof. A first functional man-made ornamental plant comprises a foliage-floral part L of a man-made ornamental plant having a thin layer AB of a composition comprising an inorganic particulate substance having photocatalyst activity (a) and a binder which is inorganic or has been made inorganic (b) preferably on top of an under-coat layer B of the binder which is inorganic or has been made inorganic (b). A second functional man-made ornamental plant is characterized in that the foliage-floral part L of a man-made ornamental plant is molded from a composition comprising a matrix resin and, as incorporated therein, an inorganic particulate substance having photocatalyst activity (a). Preferably, the surface of the molded foliage-floral part L is delicately roughened. IMAGE